GRAEME SMITH CONSULTING Hydroponic Consultancy Services ...
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Practical Training Centre +<br />
This centre in Ede (Holland) specialises in horticultural<br />
training (being close to Wageningen, the centre of<br />
horticultural research in the Netherlands).<br />
PTC+ has purpose built greenhouses to demonstrate<br />
technology & put into action their slogan “Learn by<br />
Doing”.<br />
They annually train 40,000 graduates (in 5 campuses),<br />
have 450 employees and annual turnover of<br />
US$28million<br />
The group completed the ‘Advanced Horticultural<br />
Course on Greenhouse Management’ (computerised<br />
environmental control, substrates, water & fertiliser<br />
management, greenhouse structures & cladding, crop<br />
protection)<br />
As part of the course, the group developed and tested an effective crop spray trolley suitable<br />
for tall greenhouse crops (tomatoes,<br />
capsicums, cucumbers, egg plants,<br />
etc)<br />
The resultant design is pictured<br />
below<br />
© Graeme Smith Consulting Page 11 of 26 June 2006